I have an oil painting, Approx. 19" x 26". (see attached photo of a print). Mine is an original, the picture is a print (unknown size). Both myself, and the person who happens to own the print thinks the signature is "Vincento". It could be a letter off, as it is hard to read.

Now, my painting has been repaired, as well there are 2 types of paint on it. Part of the dress is painted in with a different media. The repaired part is of the lower leg area and is not noticeable without closer inspection, but the colors are good.

I've hunted for 2 years for "Vincento" and came up with nothing, but was quite surprised to find someone actually had a print of it.

Since print's have been made of this, and of it's repair status, I assume it is worth far more than the small amount of money I paid for it.

Any info would be greatly appreciated! If you have further questions, or need closer pictures, I can see what I can do.

Thanks for reading!

Highmystic

Sorry, forgot to post the image in the above message! (Duh)

http://i47.tinypic.com/jzutyr.jpg

SOLVED! After posting, and doing a lot of cross-checking on artists who used different names, I came up with Vinciata, which lead me to the artist Joseph Wallace King. The name of the painting is "Broken Silence". Now for the daunting task of authenticating it as an original piece.