A well loved oil on masonite by Emanuel Gilcen Romano (Italy/USA, 1897-1984), signed, not dated but possibly pre 1960s, 20 1/4"x13 1/4".
 
Also known as Emanuel Glicenstein, Romano studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago.  He worked for the Federal Art Project and taught at City College of NY. He created woodcuts for TS Eilot's "The Wasteland" and his work can be found at the Met and Boston Fine Arts Museum.