Brief Biography-Karl Pärsimägi was involved in the Estonian war of independence before studying at the Tartu Pallas Art School in 1919, where Konrad Wilhelm Mägi tutored him. He later visited Germany for a short period, and in 1937, he moved to Paris to study at the Académie Colarossi. His fauvist-influenced style gained him the name of Estonia’s Matisse, but his subject matter varied widely. Sadly, during the second world war, he was picked up by the Nazis in Paris, and his days ended in Auschwitz. It was in 1991 when Russia acknowledged his works because of his involvement in the independence war.