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Iconic Artist Passes Away – Days Before Major Retrospective Opening


Red Cloud
Confrontation in the Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park on the
Kaipara Harbour.
Being known by the public for his
outlandish but highly geometric sculptures, Leon’s
paintings are also widely held in private
collections.
When Covid stopped the plans in their
tracks to organise a 2020 retrospective of his life’s work
and development as an artist, a new date was set for 24
April 2021. The exhibition opening would be a stylish,
colourful and integral part of the start of Dutch Week, at
the Big Dutch Day Out in Foxton.
The opening of “A
Colourful Nation – Kleur Bekennen” went ahead, but ....

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Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Death of iconic artist – days before a major retrospective


Red Cloud Confrontation in the Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park on the Kaipara Harbour.
Being known by the public for his outlandish but highly geometric sculptures, Leon’s paintings are also widely held in private collections.
When Covid stopped the plans in their tracks to organise a 2020 retrospective of his life’s work and development as an artist, a new date was set for 24 April 2021. The exhibition opening would be a stylish, colourful and integral part of the start of Dutch Week, at the Big Dutch Day Out in Foxton.
The opening of “A Colourful Nation – Kleur Bekennen” went ahead, but without Leon there in person. He had died 10 days earlier, after a heart attack. ....

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