Lars Jonson Haukaness

Lars Jonson Haukaness (February 28, 1862 – September 4, 1929) was a Norwegian born American-Canadian impressionist painter and art instructor who was known for his landscapes.

Between 1902 and 1909, he lived in Madison and La Crosse, Wisconsin,[6] and Spring Grove, Minnesota, where he worked as a portrait and landscape painter.

Upon returning to the United States, Haukaness conducted exhibits in Chicago, Madison and Minneapolis.

[16] He died of heart disease while camping in the Ptarmigan Valley in the Canadian Rockies, falling from his horse while trying to reach the resort at Lake Louise.

[5] Art by Haukaness has been shown at exhibitions sponsored by St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota.