Harold Septimus Power b. 31 December 1877

Also known as H Septimus Power
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Harold Septimus Power: a New Zealand-born early to mid-twentieth century Australian artist who specialised in animal painting, especially equine subjects. Appointed an official war artist during WWI, he executed several battle pictures featuring horses and artillery in action now in the collection of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
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Arrivals
  • c.1880
  • c.1880
Related people
  • Withers, Walter (associate of)
  • Heysen, Hans (associate of)
  • Power, Isabel Laura (spouse of)
  • Power, Margery (spouse of)
  • Middleton, Max (associate of)
  • Withers, Walter (associate of)
  • Heysen, Hans (associate of)
  • Power, Isabel Laura (spouse of)
  • Power, Margery (spouse of)
  • Middleton, Max (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Australian Watercolour Institute (associate of)
  • Australian Academy of Art (associate of)
  • Australian Watercolour Institute (associate of)
  • Australian Academy of Art (associate of)
Related works
  • The Musician (creator of)
  • Ziza (creator of)
  • Stretcher Bearers (creator of)
  • End of the day (creator of)
  • Saving the guns at Robecq (creator of)
  • First Australian Division Artillery going into the 3rd Battle of Ypres (creator of)
  • A Red Cross Train, France (creator of)
  • German observation post, Mont St Quentin (creator of)
  • Going into action (creator of)
  • The Musician (creator of)
  • Ziza (creator of)
  • Stretcher Bearers (creator of)
  • End of the day (creator of)
  • Saving the guns at Robecq (creator of)
  • First Australian Division Artillery going into the 3rd Battle of Ypres (creator of)
  • A Red Cross Train, France (creator of)
  • German observation post, Mont St Quentin (creator of)
  • Going into action (creator of)
Related collections
  • Imperial War Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The artist's work is also represented in other smaller regional galleries throughout Australia and a number of university collections (collected in)
  • Geelong Gallery (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Imperial War Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The artist's work is also represented in other smaller regional galleries throughout Australia and a number of university collections (collected in)
  • Geelong Gallery (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Member, Society of Animal Painters (received)
  • Member, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (received)
  • Member, Royal Institute of Oil Painters (received)
  • Member, Society of Animal Painters (received)
  • Member, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (received)
  • Member, Royal Institute of Oil Painters (received)
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  • H Septimus Power, A Major Retrospective - April 1985 (exhibited at)
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  • H Septimus Power, A Major Retrospective - April 1985 (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
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