The Red Sea, Anselm Kiefer, 1984-85
Anselm KieferGerman, 1945

The Red Sea

1984-85 · Painting

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Not on view at present

Where is “The Red Sea” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.

The Museum of Modern Art

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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The museum

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Accession number
211.1985

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In the life of Anselm Kiefer

The whole life
  1. 1980s

    Kabbalah, alchemy and lead

    In the 1980s Kiefer studied the Kabbalah and Kabbalists such as Robert Fludd. Lead, which became his chief material, first attracted him when he had to repair ageing pipes in the first house he owned; later he discovered its connection with alchemy. Extended journeys to the US and the Middle East also influenced his work.

  2. 19 June 1982 – 28 September 1982

    Exhibition: documenta 7

  3. 1987

    Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago

    The Art Institute of Chicago organised a comprehensive solo exhibition of Kiefer's work.

  4. 12 June 1987 – 20 September 1987

    Exhibition: documenta 8

All works

On view at The Museum of Modern Art

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