Career
His image is that of an loner, living on the fringe of society, struggling for survival at start. In formal terms his work reflects secessionist expressionism and symbolism of Konštantín Kövári-Kačmárik and the Hungarian symbolism of Károly Férenczy and József Rippl-Rónai. The works of Július Jakoby are exhibited in Slovak national gallery, National Gallery in Prague and Hungarian National Gallery and in many Slovak art museums and private collections.
The biggest collection of his work is held in East Slovak Gallery in Košice.