SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
Jules Gustave Leroy is associated with paintings of cats and kittens, generally small in format: this specialisation is the most clearly documented feature of his work. A pupil of Jules-Adolphe Goupil, he makes his Salon debut in 1898 and signs his works “J. LeRoy”. The following year, he becomes a member of the Artistes Français.
According to the biographical note, his painting “Flagrant délit” is exhibited in Russia in 1903 and then acquired by a high-ranking figure at Court. He receives an honourable mention in 1904. He also submits “Chez l’antiquaire” to the Salon in 1904, followed by “Une Belle famille-Chats” in 1906.
The presence of his works in public collections is documented in Roubaix and Verdun. “Chats dans une commode” enters the Roubaix museum through the Henri Selosse bequest in 1925; the Musée de la Princerie in Verdun lists “Une note aigüe”, a signed work. A gallery listing also describes an oil on a mahogany panel, signed and dated at the lower left “J. Le Roy / 1909”.
This profile brings together identity references for Jules Gustave Leroy and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
4 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Genève Enchères. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil on canvas
Chats à la coupelle de lait
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-09-22
Published result : 430 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200–300
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Oil on canvas
Chats sur le tapis
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-09-22
Published result : 200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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Oil on canvas
Chats à la bassine de cuivre
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-09-22
Published result : 300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Drei Kätzchen bei einem Vogelkäfig.
Öl auf Htf
Date to be documented
Published result : 1000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
