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Automat is a 1927 oil painting by the American realist painter Edward Hopper. The painting was first displayed on Valentine's Day 1927 at the opening of Hopper's second solo show, at the Rehn Galleries in New York City. By April it had been sold for $1,200 ($20,216 in 2022 dollars [1]).[2] The painting is today owned by the Des Moines Art Center, in Iowa. The painting portrays a lone woman staring into a cup of coffee in an automat at night. The reflection of identical rows of light fixtures stretches out through the night-blackened window. Hopper's wife, Jo, served as the model for the woman.[3] However, Hopper altered her face to make her younger (Jo was 44 in 1927). He also altered her figure; Jo was a curvy, full-figured woman, while one critic has described the woman in the painting as "'boyish' (that is, flat-chested)".[4] As is often the case in Hopper's paintings, both the woman's circumstances and her mood are ambiguous. She is well-dressed and is wearing makeup, which could i

Automat (Hopper) - Wikipedia Automat (Hopper) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search 1927 painting by Edward Hopper Automat Artist Edward Hopper Year 1927 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 71.4 cm × 91.4 cm (28 in × 36 in) Location Des Moines Art Center , Des Moines Automat is a 1927 oil painting by the American realist painter Edward Hopper . The painting was first displayed on Valentine's Day 1927 at the opening of Hopper's second solo show, at the Rehn Galleries in New York City . By April it had been sold for $1,200 ($ 22,241 in 2025 dollars [ 1 ] ). [ 2 ] Th

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