"Follower of Joachim Patinir" is workshop or follower of Herri met de Bles, partially after Bosch

Actéon, from France, sells on 16 November 2019 a "Flemish School, ca. 1600, follower of Joachim Patinir" Paradise on Earth, estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 Euro.

The work is probably based on a circular painting of Paradise, dated ca. 1545, and now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This is a work by Herri met de Bles (1510-1555), whose work is often confused with that of Joachim Patinir (1480-1524), and who also incorporated motifs reminiscent of Jeroen Bosch.

Here as well, the central tower closely resembles the tower in Bosch' "Heavenly Paradise" (from the Groeningemuseum in Bruges).

Comparing the three fountain towers (Bosch, Bles, and work for sale) clearly shows the many similarities. The work for sale is even closer to the Bosch original than the Rijksmuseum work, but the remainder of the painting (background, trees, ...) is closer to the work by Bles than to works by Bosch.

It isn't good enough though to be by Bles; so probably the work of a close follower, ca. 1560 or so. The estimate may be a bit steep for the quality and condition, but Boschian works always sell better.

UPDATE: sold for a whopping 78,120 Euro (costs included).

Influenced by Bosch?

Galerie Moenius, from Switzerland, sells on 18 November 2017 as lot 157 a "Flemish Artist, 16th century" Adoration of the Shepherds, an oil on panel of 56 by 36 cm estimated at 9,000 to 11,000 Swiss Francs. It bears an old label referencing the Master of 1518.

Detail from Adoration by the Master of the Lille Adoration

The work and artist surely must be situated in that period and region, although the extremely elongated neck and posture of the Virgin perhaps even more resemble some works by the Master of the Lille Adoration.

But for some reason, the whole reminds me most of Jeroen Bosch (though lacking his pure quality of course, it is at best a follower of his work). Some details, like the very curious miniature shepherds on the wall, or the man (Joseph?) in the background with a candle on the ground, give me a true Boschian feel.

And the shepherd with the bagpipes on the left is rather similar to the central figure in the Wayfarer. Admittedly, they are rather superficial similarities, not clear derivations, but all in all the work is quite different from many other at first similar Flemish Adorations in ruins from the same period (1510-1530), thanks to the unusual details. Things like disregard for perspective are quite common, but getting a life-size shepherd and two miniature ones next to each other like this is virtually unseen (miniature angels are quite common, but these two clearly aren't any angels).

The only somewhat comparable whole work by Bosch (or rather, known from copies after him) is the above Adoration, with a quite similar Virgin. As usual, I found this through RKD.

The painting will likely remain anonymous, and the estimate seems about right, but it is intriguing nevertheless.

UPDATE: sold for 9,000 Swiss Francs, as expected.

Copy after lost Bosch original

At Leclere via Drouot, they sell on 18 April 2015 a correctly described copy after Hieronymus Bosch, "Crown of Thorns", estimated at 6,000 to 8,000 Euro and dated to about 1600.

It is one of a few paintings which are commonly accepted to have an original by Bosch, even though no original is known. The best copies are kept in the Museum of Berne (as said by Drouot, and depicted in black and white above) and in London, with another very similar (but with a donor added) early (1520-1530) copy in the Museum of Antwerp (second black and white image above). The one for sale, while later and lesser quality than the three I mentioned, is still a good and relatively affordable way to have a real old Bosch copy, which isn't that common anymore on the market. The chance that you are buying the original Bosch seems extremely unlikely though.

The above are other copies from the Msuée Magnin in Dijon and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The most unusual variation I found was the above, from a private collection in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.