Lars Jonson Haukaness (February 28, 1862 – September 4, 1929) was a
Norwegian
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born American-Canadian
impressionist painter and
art instructor who was known for his landscapes.
Early life and education
Haukaness was from the village of Folkedal, in
Granvin
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municipality in the county of
Hordaland
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,
Norway
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. He was the third of four sons of John Sjursen and Elisabet Haaversdatter on the Haukenæs farm in the
Ulvik
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parish. In 1882, Haukaness received a grant from the government of Norway,
["Genius of Haukaness Conceded by Critics"]
''The Minneapolis Journal'' from Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 7, 1905 · Page 11 and from 1882 until 1885 he studied at the Royal Academy of Art (now the
Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
The National College of Art and Design ( no, Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) was established in 1818.
In 1996 the National College of Art and Design became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts
The Oslo National Academy of the A ...
) with
Knud Bergslien
Knud Larsen Bergslien (15 May 1827 – 27 November 1908) was a Norwegian painter, art teacher and master artist. In his art, he frequently portrayed the lives of the Norwegian people, their history and heroes of the past. Bergslien is most associ ...
in
Oslo
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.
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Career
In 1888, Haukaness immigrated to the United States, locating in
Chicago, Illinois
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Haukaness was a designer and painter for the
World's Columbian Exposition
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between 1892 and 1893. Works by Haukaness were exhibited at the
Art Institute of Chicago
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in 1901 and 1902. Between 1902 and 1909, he lived in
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and
La Crosse, Wisconsin
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, and
Spring Grove, Minnesota
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History
A post office has been in operation at Spring ...
, where he worked as a portrait and landscape painter.
From 1909 until 1913, he returned to Norway. Upon returning to the United States, Haukaness conducted exhibits in
Chicago
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and
Minneapolis
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. He also worked as a cartoonist.
In 1921, Haukaness moved to
Manitoba
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, where he taught art in
Winnipeg
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.
In 1923, he was awarded a prize at the Chicago-Norwegian Exhibition. Works by Haukaness were exhibited at the
Minnesota State Fair
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in 1925.
In 1926, Haukaness moved to
Calgary
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, where he taught at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (now
Alberta College of Art and Design
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The institution originated from the art departmen ...
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and introduced his students to modern art and impressionism.
His students included Canadian artist
Maxwell Bates
Maxwell Bates LL.D (14 December 1906 – 14 September 1980) was an architect and expressionist painter.
Biography
Born in Calgary, Alberta in 1906, Bates started painting at an early age; his piece ''In the Kitchen'' was painted when he was 15 y ...
.
He painted frequently in the Ptarmigan Valley.
Death and legacy
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
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.
Art by Haukaness has been shown at exhibitions sponsored by
St. Olaf College and the
University of Minnesota
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. Works by Haukaness are presently featured in several art museums, including the
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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and in the
University of Alberta
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Art Collection.
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References
Other sources
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*Haugan, Reidar Rye. ''Prominent Artists and Exhibits of Their Work in Chicago'' (Chicago: Nordmanns-Forbundet, 24: 371—374, Volume 7, 1933)
External links
University of Alberta Art Collection Alberta Society of Artists
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1862 births
1929 deaths
American Impressionist painters
Canadian Impressionist painters
Norwegian Impressionist painters
19th-century Canadian painters
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19th-century American painters
American male painters
20th-century American painters
Canadian people of Norwegian descent
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American emigrants to Canada
People from Granvin
Artists from Chicago
Artists from Madison, Wisconsin
People from Spring Grove, Minnesota
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19th-century American male artists
20th-century American male artists
19th-century Canadian male artists
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