Paris, 48" x 36", Mixed-Media and Acrylic on Canvas with Painted Metal Frame, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited at Arizona State University (ASU), the Challenger Space Center, and various museum tours.

Paris mixed-media painting by Nova Hall. A 48x36 inch early experimental canvas exploring the Eiffel Tower as a radio beacon guiding the Spirit of St. Louis. Created under Leandro Soto utilizing Robert Rauschenberg collage and Arte Povera methods. Features heavily layered acrylics and a painted metal frame. Exhibited at the Challenger Space Center and ASU. Targeted for aviation history museums and contemporary fine art buyers. — Paris, 48" x 36", Mixed-Media and Acrylic on Canvas with Painted Metal Frame, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Original Flying Over Time Art Collection. Exhibited at Arizona State University (ASU), the Challenger Space Center, and various museum tours. · Nova Hall

Measuring an imposing 48 by 36 inches, Paris is a heavily layered, archaeological canvas that excavates the final, desperate moments of the 1927 transatlantic flight. At its center stands a geometric, radiating Eiffel Tower, cast in electric pinks and magentas. This is not merely a monument, but the literal radio beacon that pierced the fog to guide an exhausted Lindbergh to Le Bourget at 10 p.m. Painted over multiple pre-existing compositions and spilling onto its industrial metal frame, the piece is a vital early experiment in the Rauschenberg-inspired assemblage taught by Leandro Soto. The turbulent, heavily worked surface acts as a visual static, capturing the blinding relief of the city lights breaking through the darkest, most terrifying night in aviation history.