After studying with
Ants Laikmaa, Veeber studied with graphic artist
Nikolai Triik and sculptor
Jaan Koort. His earlier works show clear signs of
Constructivist and
Cubist influences. In 1922, he entered the Higher Art School Pallas in
Tartu, studying painting at artist
Konrad Mägi's painting studio and graphic art techniques with German Expressionist painter and graphic artist Magnus Zeller. In 1923, he traveled with Zeller to Germany, where Veeber became more acquainted with
German Expressionism. In spite of poor health, Veeber graduated from the Higher Art School Pallas in 1924. In October of the same year, Veeber went to
Paris and remained there until 1926. In France, he became part of the
School of Paris, and studied under painter
André Lhote and the Greek artist
Demetrios Galanis in
Montparnasse and explored old graphic techniques in the exhibition halls of the
National Library of France. Veeber's art of the period was marked by a struggle for clear form and harmonious balanced image structure and he became a strong admirer of
Post-Impressionist Paul Cézanne. In 1927, Veeber traveled to Italy with his wife Agaate with a grant from the Estonian Cultural Endowment Fine Arts Foundation to copy works by the
Old Masters. In
Venice, he visited the Sala di Anticollegio at the
Doge's Palace and copied
Tintoretto's
Mercury and the Three Graces, which is approximately one-fifth smaller than the original. The copy was exhibited in Estonia in the autumn of 1927 and is currently in the collection of the
Tartu Art Museum. During his life, Veeber's works were exhibited outside of Estonia by the
Société des Artistes Indépendants in Paris, and at exhibitions in
Riga,
Kaunas,
Helsinki,
Cologne,
Copenhagen,
Moscow,
Rome, and
Budapest. ==Death==