Vincente Garcia de Paredes OverPainting

HI MY NAME IS ISABELLA YOUR NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS BUT I HAVE THE SAME PICTURE AND IT BELONGED TO MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER BUT WHATS WEIRD IS THE CLOTHES THE PEOPLE ARE WEARING ARE DIFFERENT COLORS ON MINE THE WOMAN IN THE CENTER IS WEARING A PINK DRESS MINE IS OVERPAINTED AS WELL THE LADY SITTING NEXT TO HER IN MINE IS WEARING YELLOW. ACTUALLY NOW THAT I COMPARE THEN EVERY PERSON IN THE PAINTING HAS A DIFFERENT COLOR ON EVEN THE CHAIR TO THE LEFT IS A DIFFERENT PRINT. I AM ALSO HAVING ALOT OF TROUBLE FINDING ANY INFO BITS AND PIECES HERE AND THERE DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE KNOW THE NAME OF THIS PAINTING THATS WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. DID YOURS COME IN THAT FRAME, THE FRAME IS BEAUTIFUL, IF FROM THE SAME ERRA WOULD INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE ART MINE IS AN ORIGINAL GESSO FRAME. DONT GET EXCITED THOUGH YOURS IS THE ONLY OTHER ONE I HAVE SEEN AND I HAVE BEEN SURCHING FOR WEEKS I THOUGHT I HAD A ONE OF A KIND. WE STILL SORT OF DO OUR PICTURES ARE OF THE SAME THING BUT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, SO THE RANGE OF PRICES I HAVE SEEN AT AUCTIONS ARE BETWEEN $800-15,000 DEPENDS ON WHAT THE PAINTING IS OF AND IF ITS A PRINT, PAINT,OR WATER COLOR, THE OIL PAINT ONE SEEMS TO BE GETTING THE MOST WELL MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS SAUCYMOM76@AOL.COM MATBE WE COULD KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ANY NEW INFO, I HELP YOU YOU HELP ME BUT I WOULD NEED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

Overpainting can mean the final layers of paint, over some type of underpainting, in a system of working in layers. It's also a term to mean later paint added by restorers, or an artist or dealer wishing to "Upgrade" a piece to make it more sale able. As far as your painting goes, nobody can make any assessment or valuation unless they physically examine it.

Lovejoy 

To be exact Vicente de Paredes was born in the mid 1857 and died in 1903. He became known as a painter of historical pieces mostly of the French Court and nobility and was also known for his exquisite bookplates.Marina thinks she might have an oil , I believe she has a print that has been overpainted and think Isabella has the same.  Any eveluation would have to be made by physically seeing the piece ,  Maria might want to sell the frame seperately but the frame will add to the value if she sells it with the piece ,  his market has been a bit up and down.  Based on not being able to see these pieces , I can only make a guess.  A tinted heliogravure on paper, 19 1/2" x 30" , Signed/plate with a  Louis XVI style gilt frame sold back in 2000 for 125 dollars ,   Your pieces would have a value of between 150 to 600 dollars in my opinion. hope this helps