{"id":8602923663588,"title":"H Septimus Power miniature framed print | The Aviary","handle":"h-septimus-power-miniature-framed-print-the-aviary","description":"\u003cp\u003eH Septimus Power miniature framed print \u003cbr\u003eThe Aviary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a local estate - framed in the 1980s or earlier in Brisbane. Notes on the rear indicate The Aviary was produced in 1948. Harold Septimus Power lived from 1878 to 1951 and is considered one of the great 20th Century Australian artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 17cms (6 3\/4\") wide\u003cbr\u003eApprox 24.5cms (9 3\/4\") tall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout HS Power\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold Septimus Power, usually known as H. Septimus Power or H. S. Power (31 December 1877 – 3 January 1951), was a New Zealand-born Australian artist, who was an official war artist for Australia in World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e His family migrated to Australia when he was six. Despite his desire to become an artist his father sent him to study veterinary surgery for four years. Septimus befriended Walter Withers who advised his father to let his son become an artist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter varied occupations, Power moved to Adelaide where he began his art studies. He exhibited in 1899 with the Melbourne Art Club then moved to Adelaide where he worked as an illustrator and political cartoonist for the Adelaide Observer, South Australian Register and the Adelaide Critic. In 1904, he was commissioned by the trustees of the Art Gallery of South Australia to paint an animal scene. On 17 September of the same year, he married his first wife Isabel Laura Butterworth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter war broke out in the summer of 1914, the Australian government appointed official war artists to depict the activities of the Australian Imperial Force in the European theatre of war. Power was appointed in 1917 and was attached to the 1st Division, A.I.F. from September to December of that year and then again in August the following year. Official War Artist during the First World War and was renowned for his depiction of animals, in particular horses, on the field of battle. After the war, Power was contracted by the Australian War Records Section for the next two decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-03-08T06:01:26+10:00","created_at":"2025-03-04T09:31:40+10:00","vendor":"Roundabout Antiques","type":"Framed Picture","tags":["Art","March_2025"],"price":3000,"price_min":3000,"price_max":3000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":46120838332644,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"RA-0007856","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"H Septimus Power miniature framed print | The Aviary","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":3000,"weight":600,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1a.jpg?v=1741045093","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1b.jpg?v=1741045093","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1c.jpg?v=1741045093","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1d.jpg?v=1741045093","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1e.jpg?v=1741045093"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1a.jpg?v=1741045093","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"H Septimus Power miniature framed print | The Aviary","id":64430201733348,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":1500,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1a.jpg?v=1741045093"},"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":1500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1a.jpg?v=1741045093","width":1200},{"alt":"H Septimus Power miniature framed print | The Aviary","id":64430201766116,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":1500,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1b.jpg?v=1741045093"},"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":1500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1b.jpg?v=1741045093","width":1200},{"alt":"H Septimus Power miniature framed print | The Aviary","id":64430201831652,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1c.jpg?v=1741045093"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1c.jpg?v=1741045093","width":1250},{"alt":"H Septimus Power miniature framed print | The Aviary","id":64430201864420,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1d.jpg?v=1741045093"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1d.jpg?v=1741045093","width":1250},{"alt":"H Septimus Power miniature framed print | The Aviary","id":64430201897188,"position":5,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1e.jpg?v=1741045093"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/H_septimus_power_print_1e.jpg?v=1741045093","width":1250}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eH Septimus Power miniature framed print \u003cbr\u003eThe Aviary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a local estate - framed in the 1980s or earlier in Brisbane. Notes on the rear indicate The Aviary was produced in 1948. Harold Septimus Power lived from 1878 to 1951 and is considered one of the great 20th Century Australian artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 17cms (6 3\/4\") wide\u003cbr\u003eApprox 24.5cms (9 3\/4\") tall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout HS Power\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold Septimus Power, usually known as H. Septimus Power or H. S. Power (31 December 1877 – 3 January 1951), was a New Zealand-born Australian artist, who was an official war artist for Australia in World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e His family migrated to Australia when he was six. Despite his desire to become an artist his father sent him to study veterinary surgery for four years. Septimus befriended Walter Withers who advised his father to let his son become an artist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter varied occupations, Power moved to Adelaide where he began his art studies. He exhibited in 1899 with the Melbourne Art Club then moved to Adelaide where he worked as an illustrator and political cartoonist for the Adelaide Observer, South Australian Register and the Adelaide Critic. In 1904, he was commissioned by the trustees of the Art Gallery of South Australia to paint an animal scene. On 17 September of the same year, he married his first wife Isabel Laura Butterworth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter war broke out in the summer of 1914, the Australian government appointed official war artists to depict the activities of the Australian Imperial Force in the European theatre of war. Power was appointed in 1917 and was attached to the 1st Division, A.I.F. from September to December of that year and then again in August the following year. Official War Artist during the First World War and was renowned for his depiction of animals, in particular horses, on the field of battle. After the war, Power was contracted by the Australian War Records Section for the next two decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}