WELCOME
Welcome to David Rose Printmaker, dedicated to the life and work of Australian artist and printmaker David George Rose (1936-2006).
In addition to biographical information about the artist, you will find interviews, critical reviews and articles, including an essay by Michael Kempson.
David’s philosophy, processes and techniques are explained in the transcript of the ABC's 1978 "Australian Artists" series, and in his 1975 article for Imprint magazine.
Around 240 of his works are held by the National Gallery of Australia, and may be viewed by clicking on this link.
Selected prints by David Rose are available for purchase. If you are interested in an original David Rose screen print, or a digital reproduction, please visit our Etsy store or contact us.
At Frazer Beach, 1986
silkscreen prints (serigraphs)
David Rose gained renown as Australia's leading silkscreen printmaker. Rose's unsurpassed technical mastery enabled the expression of art works of profound elegance and subtlety.
Bateau Bay with Bateau Bay Colours, 1979
etchings and lithographs
Having studied lithography in Barcelona in the early 1960s, Rose returned to Australia and commenced a printmaking career spanning many decades.
Angophoras, 1981
PAINTING AND DRAWING
Displaying a prodigious talent at an early age, Rose's abilities in drawing and painting formed the basis of his vocation. Everything, from preparatory sketches for ceramic design to the many screens for printmaking, was drawn by hand. In his drawing and painting Rose favoured various media including ink, charcoal and gouache, occasionally even using the actual red earth of the area he was painting.