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Arne Roosman Estonian-born Canadian painter dead at age 93

Arne Roosman, an Estonian-born Canadian painter, died on January 15, 2026, at age 93.

Born in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 6, 1932, he was also a lithographer and muralist. After fleeing the Soviet occupation of Estonia and Nazi Germany, Roosman lived in Sweden and Canada.

Two of his oil paintings are included in the digital collection of the Art Museum of Estonia.

Arne Roosman (6 March 1932 – 15 January 2026) was a Estonian-Canadian painter, lithographer and muralist. After fleeing the Soviet occupation of Estonia and Nazi Germany, Roosman lived in Sweden and Canada.

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