The noted impressionists are Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, and Rich Little. Degas was a French artist who is best known for his paintings and sculptures of ballet dancers. Monet was a French painter who is considered one of the founders of Impressionism. Manet was a French painter whose works were a bridge between Realism and Impressionism. Rich Little is a Canadian comedian and impressionist who has been performing since the 1960s.