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This is one of my favourite Hoppers as well. Interesting that you interpret it as independence. The painting makes me remember a moment I had alone in a cafe in Barcelona at the age of 18 or so. I've never felt as independent as I did then, or as alone. Perhaps independence and loneliness go hand in hand.
Or maybe Independence is where you wind up after passing through Loneliness? That kinda resonates with me... I know I have felt lonely at specific times in specific locations, and not lonely in the exact same locations at other times, while still being alone. Are Independence and Loneliness just different states of mind, rather than different places? I like that idea... Perhaps independence and loneliness go hand in hand.