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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Citations

  • Treloar, John Linton (ed) (1933), 'Australian Chivalry, Reproductions in Colour and Duo-Tone of Official War Paintings’, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, This contains reproductions of 10 of the artist’s war pictures.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney.

  • Badham, Herbert E. (1949), 'A Study of Australian Art’, Currawong Publishing Co, Sydney.

  • MacDonald, James S. (1958), 'Australian Painting Desiderata’, Lothian Publishing Company, Melbourne.

  • Middleton, Max (1974), 'The Art of H Septimus Power’, Rigby, Sydney.

  • Pearson, Elizabeth (1976), 'Septimus Power and the Newspapers, 1902 Era’, Elizabeth Pearson, Adelaide.

  • Reid, John (1977), 'Australian Artists at War, Volume 1’, Sun Books, South Melbourne.

  • Fry, Gavin and Anne Gray (1982), 'Masterpieces of the Australian War Memorial’, Rigby, Sydney.

  • Campbell, Jean (1983), 'Australian Watercolour Painters 1780-1980’, Rigby, Sydney.

  • Holden, Robert (1985), 'H Septimus Power, A Major Retrospective – April 1985 (exhibition catalogue)’, Trevor Bussell Fine Art Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney.

  • Holden, Robert (1988), ''Power, Harold Septimus (1877-1951)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11’, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.

  • Wilkins, Lola (ed) (2003), 'Artists in action: from the collection of the Australian War Memorial’, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.

  • Churcher, Betty (2004), 'The Art of War’, Miegunyah Press, Melbourne.

  • Robb, Gwenda and Elaine Smith, Robert Smith (eds) (1993), 'Concise Dictionary of Australian Artists’, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.

  • (2005), 'Harold Septimus Power service records (WWI)’, National Archives of Australia, 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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