Art De Claude Monet Frais . 5, 1926, giverny) french painter, initiator, leader, and unswerving advocate of the impressionist style. The site is only a reference point, but is transformed and conditioned by light, color, and monet's own vision. painting in a series, or making any kind of artwork with subtle changes from one piece to the next has been a staple of modern art for many artists, from andy warhol to the minimalists. The principal impressionist painters were claude monet, pierre auguste renoir, camille pissarro, alfred sisley, berthe morisot, armand guillaumin, and frédéric bazille, who worked together, influenced each other, and exhibited together.