0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁La ik ma a ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁artist ▁in ▁T all inn ▁and ▁Ha aps alu . ▁Study ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁Belg ium , ▁France , ▁Austria , ▁Finland ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁he ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁Est onian ▁art ▁exhibition ▁in ▁T all inn , ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁art ▁exhibition ▁in ▁T art u . ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁studio ▁in ▁T all inn . ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Est onian ▁Art ▁Association ▁( E esti ▁Kunst is el ts ). ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁the ▁ 3 8 - year - old ▁La ik ma a ▁met ▁the ▁great ▁love ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁the ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁Marie ▁Under , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - known ▁po ets ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁painted ▁two ▁port ra its ▁of ▁her , ▁counted ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁of ▁La ik ma a ▁paint ings . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁mainly ▁in ▁Finland . ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁art ▁cities ▁in ▁Europe . ▁He ▁lived ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁in ▁Cap ri ▁and ▁Tun is ia . ▁From ▁ 1