Margo Hoff
New York, Oklahoma, Illinois,1912-2008
Figurative work depicting a group of seven children playing football (soccer) around a tree. Titled "Football-Yugoslavia", the painting was executed during her 1939 visit to Europe with her husband in which they visited Holland, France, Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia. Hoff studied art at the National Academy of Art Chicago (1934-1935) and the Art Institute of Chicago (1936-1937) were she focused on capturing modern urbanism utilizing an earth tone color palette. She frequented Mexico throughout the 1930s and 1940s with her husband and fellow artist George Buehr (1905-1983) were she drew influence from Mexican Muralism and the work of Diego Rivera (1886-1957), José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) and Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991).
Watercolor and gouache on paper,Paper 17 3/4" x 24 7/8".Frame 25 1/2" x 32 1/4"
Signed "M Hoff" lower right and titled "Football-Yugoslavia" lower left.
From the collection of an Uxbridge, Massachusetts gentleman.

Wear to edges of painting from mat, does not affect image, paper glue to board, otherwise good condition.