guides the viewer to understand their regrets in life and not to be upset by them because they are not the only person who has problems; everyone has problems. Hopper catches this sadness in his painting called ‘Automat 1927’.

The woman sits alone drinking a cup of coffee. She still has her coat and hat on and is fixated on her coffee cup. She does not look comfortable; it looks like she left in a rush. The hat and coat do not match, she is wearing what looks like best clothes; the coat has fur round the neck but the hat is yellow and not as posh as the coat. A woman of her standard would not leave the house not matching her clothes. Hopper has painted this womanfrom this position so that the viewer can create their own perception of the lonely woman. The viewer decides why the woman is alone, whether she has had an argument with someone or if she has lost someone close to her. Hopper has painted this woman indicating a vast amount of empty space, the woman is sitting alone the empty chair in front of her is important, it is almost as if she is waiting for someone to join her but they have not come. The woman would not look as lonely if the chair was not there. The Automat which is “a cafeteria in which food and drink were obtained from slot machines” (www.oxforddictionaries.com) also looks empty due to there being no reflection in the window. The