Horta, from Belgium, sells on 11 December 2017 a "Flemish School, early 17th century, Circle of Breughel" Preaching of John the Baptist, estimated at 8,000 to 12,000 Euro.
The fun bit is that I already discussed this composition in
June 2015, and then concluded that it was hard to attribute, as I could find versions linked to Sebastian Vranckx, Frans Francken, and Jan Pynas. So now we may add Pieter Breughel to that list... I don't see much of a connection to his work, but it is a name that sells, and when a work is reasonably good, Flemish, and late 16th century in style, why not aim for the best?
All versions have minor differences (e.g. this is the only one of the five shown where the standing woman on the left isn't holding a parasol), and all have a completely different background (almost as if the original had no background and every copiist had to fill in the blanks). This version is one of the better, but the estimate seems a bit high and I would estimate this one at 5,000 to 6,000 Euro instead.
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