RICHMOND, VA.- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will present “Géricault to Bonnard: Recent Gifts From The Mellon Collection,” on June 13, 2007. This exhibition forms part of the Paul Mellon Centennial celebrations in 2007 and comprises 23 French objects from the estate of Paul Mellon, recently presented to the museum by Rachel Lambert Mellon, his widow.

The highlight of the gift is a series of six paintings by the Post-Impressionist painter Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), including an outstanding 1940s composition, "The Dining Room."

Other works in the bequest include oils, drawings and watercolors by Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), Theodore Géricault (1791-1824) and Odilon Redon (1840-1916); sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875), Isidore-Jules Bonheur (1827-1901), Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899), Christophe Fratin (1801-1864) and Pierre Jules Mêne (1810-1879); and decorative objects by jeweler Jean Schlumberger (1907-1987).

The exhibition will be organized by The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Curator: Dr. Mitchell Merling, Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art.