Red Sea, Suez

Red Sea, Suez is a 1909 painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. It is housed in the Gallen-Kallela Museum. The painting measures 0.32 meters in width and 0.29 meters in height. The artwork depicts a seascape; a calm expanse of dark teal water stretches across the majority of the canvas, meeting a pale horizon line. Above the horizon, a band of muted peach and pale mauve suggests a distant landmass or mountains under a light sky. The brushstrokes are visible, giving the painting a textured quality. The water is rendered with subtle variations in tone and texture, suggesting gentle movement.