Oil on Canvas en Grisaille (?)

I have two works by the same artist. They are actually well done but I can not seem to find out any information based on the signature. I kept thinking the artist was Gigi but now I am wondering if I reading it wrong and maybe the letters are more stylized that I am seeing? There is graphite or charcoal smudging on both around the outline.
Any one else see something besides Gigi?
Thank you for looking!

 

Looks like Cici to me.

 

Nah - it's Gigi for sure - looks like Italian souvenir art, bought on a holiday.

 

I agree that they're well done, but blooey is very probably correct.

Are you sure they are oil on canvas? Looks more to me like charcoal/conte.

Doing image searches, you might find the first as a sculpture - it's in that format. The second just looks familiar.

There's an outside chance they might be preparatory studies for engravings and it might be worth searching them as engravings.

 

At Any rate, beautifully done!!!!!!!!

 

So I had my professional photographer shoot these are now I am puzzled. They are shooting more like prints on canvas? I can't tell if I am seeing pixals or the medium settling in to the canvas? I definitely see some areas that are thick - almost like the acrylic or possibly conte that Moreotherstuff referred to above when looking at the works in person. There is also no bleed through the canvas although I am not sure charcoal/crayon would do that. Thoughts?

 

hard to say. Gigi is mostly male for Luigi in Italy. but in Germany it's short for Gisela.