Leon van den Eijkel

Van den Eijkel exhibited widely in Europe, the United States, and New Zealand, and is represented in many major public and private collections.

[4] He first settled in Wellington, remaining there until 1998, before moving to Auckland, where he lived for the rest of his life.

[4][5] His use of colour has been heavily influenced by the works of Mondrian which he saw as a child in his native Netherlands.

This work has the size and heft of a kauri tree trunk combined with his trademark primary colours.

[6] He collaborated on this work and other large fabricated steel pieces with the engineer Alan Brown and the team at Metal Art Ltd.[7] He is represented in major international collections including:[1] This article about a Dutch artist is a stub.