The Parting of the Sea (Signed) (Original)

Artist: Clive Uptton
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 11" x 11" (280mm x 280mm)
Date: 1965
Signature: Signed by artist upper left
Code: UpttonRedSea

This is the Signed unique original Watercolour painting by Clive Uptton.

Part nine of the life of Moses as told in Treasure Magazine. Moses parts the Red Sea as the Israelites escape the Egyptian army. Exodus chapter 14 verses 21-29 21 Moses held out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind. It blew all night and turned the sea into dry land.

The water was divided, 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides. 23 The Egyptians pursued them and went after them into the sea with all their horses, chariots, and drivers. 24 Just before dawn the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw them into a panic. 25 He made the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they moved with great difficulty. The Egyptians said, “The Lord is fighting for the Israelites against us. Let's get out of here!”

26 The Lord said to Moses, “Hold out your hand over the sea, and the water will come back over the Egyptians and their chariots and drivers.” 27 So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its normal level.

The Egyptians tried to escape from the water, but the Lord threw them into the sea. 28 The water returned and covered the chariots, the drivers, and all the Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea; not one of them was left. 29 But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides.

Published in Treasure either for 25 December 1965 or January 1st 1966 as both dates are mentioned on the art board.

• Artist Biography
  Clive Uptton (12 March 1911 - 11 February 2006; London, UK)
  Clive Uptton, a widely regarded British illustrator and painter of landscapes and portraits, was born in Islington, London, the son of Clive Upton, who worked for Swain's, the engravers, as a touch-up artist and later for the Daily Mail newspaper.
  
  Clive Upton was educated at Brentwood Grammar School and Southend Art School before moving to London to attend Central Art School and, later, Heatherley's School of Art. He began contributing professionally at the age of 19 before graduating from Central Art School.
  
  When he noticed another artist named Upton was working for the Evening Standard, he added a second "t" to his surname so that their work was not confused.
  
  From his studio in Cheapside, Uptton contributed illustrations to most of the major magazines of the day, including the Strand Magazine, Tit-Bits, Good Housekeeping, John Bull and The Sphere.
  
  Between 1940 and 1942, Uptton was the political cartoonist of the Daily Sketch and Sunday Graphic; during the war he also worked for the Ministry of Information producing cartoons and posters.
  
  After the war he had a varied career as an illustrator and painter, and created many illustrations for the popular magazine Look and Learn during the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member of the Chelsea Arts Club, the Savage, and the London Sketch Club.
  
  Clive Uptton lived in west London where he died shortly before his 95th birthday.