A sweeping collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works will soon be on display at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, which recently received one of the most significant gifts of European art in its history.

The 24 paintings — with scenes of boats reflected on the water, serene grassy hideaways and rocky cliffs that are rendered in dreamlike pastel shades — were donated by the Shaheen family.

The Shaheens, who founded a warehouse development company in Atlanta, have made other contributions in the arts, including one to establish a lecture series at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Shouky Shaheen is also a member of the Lamar Dodd School of Art Board of Visitors.

Read more in the NY Times.