"Spring at the Italian Gardens," oil on unframed canvas, cm. 36 x 47.5, varnished, signed, with stamp and certificate of authenticity on the back "This painting by the painter Claudio Pavone is an obvious hymn to joy, an invitation to cheer one's soul, welcoming light into one's heart.... The subject is one of the dearest to the author, perhaps because it is familiar to him for reasons of proximity, but perhaps also for the reason that beyond the evocative cues it has the great merit of realizing a harmonious union of beauty between architectural works and nature. The theme is powerfully treated and the masses are simplified and nuanced in their drafting. The whole has something solid and fresh at the same time, which gives the work a rare and bewitching magic..." (F.R.)