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ARTIST: Cipriano Cei (Italian, 1867 - 1922) NAME: Two Children MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Minor wear along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 21 1/2 inches / 76 x 55 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right SKU#: 118891 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Cei was born near Venice and died in Rome. A pupil of Luigi Norfini, he came to be known for his amusing portraits of children and figures, somewhat in the way that J. G. Brown came to paint mischievous street children and shoeblack boys in New York. Cei's career peaked around 1900 when he exhibited at the Paris Salon. Cei's portrait of Pope Benedict XV hangs in the Vatican art gallery.