Lars Jonson Haukaness (February 28, 1862 â September 4, 1929) was a Norwegian born American-Canadian impressionist painter and art instructor who was known for his landscapes.
Haukaness died in 1929, while head of the art department at the institute. 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. He was buried in Banff, Alberta.