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MERCHANT, Earle T. (American, 1903 – 1997). Two Portraits of Male Figures. 1966/76. Oil on board. Each signed to lower right corner. Each titled and dated to verso. Largest 20 x 15 ¾”. A self-taught painter and life-long resident of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Merchant earned a posthumous exhibition of over 200 works at the Cape Ann Museum in 2016. His work carries some sensibilities reminiscent of Alice Neel, particularly evident in his portraits of Cape Ann residents such as these two examples. Generally very good overall condition.