Louis-Joseph Leroy (French, 1812-1885) Chats Jouant dans une Grange, 1839 signed and dated LOUIS-LEROY 1839. (lower right) oil on canvas 50 x 62 5/8 in. (127.0 x 159.1 cm.) framed 56 1/2 x 69 3/4 in. (143.5 x 177.2 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Given by the artist to his friend, the writer Edouard Pailleron (1834-1899); Then by descent; Sotheby's, Paris, Collection of Baron Eugene de Rothschild: Paintings, Drawings, Furniture, Works of Art, Silver, 31 March 2004, Lot 89; Acquired by the current owner from the above. Exhibited Paris Salon, 1840, no. 1084, as 'Un sermon sur la temperance.' Literature Pailleron, Marie-Louise. Le Paradis perdu, Souvenirs d'enfance, Paris, 1947, p. 117. Lerner, Sandy. Caticons: 4,000 Years of Art Imitating Cats, Ayrshire House Publishing, 2017, p. 32, illustrated. Condition reports are not provided in catalog descriptions. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is in good condition or free from damage and wear. We encourage you to request a condition report and/or additional photos prior to bidding on any lot. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing