Modern and Contemporary Art Surrealism Ernst, Max Inventory and Contradiction (On: Werner Spies, Max Ernst – Collages). 1974. Colour lithograph on vellum. 32.5 x 24.5 cm (57.5 x 34.5 cm). Signed and numbered. – Only minimal discolouration at the margins; slight ink smudge at the top of the reverse. Overall in very good condition. Excellent print with a wide margin and a watermark at the bottom. Spies/Leppien, 251. – One of 39 copies outside the main print run. - The right-hand half of the print is similar to Spies/Leppien, 251 C and D, but in olive, red and dark blue, as in Spies/Leppien, 251 A and B. Colour lithograph on wove paper. Signed and numbered. - Only minimal wear to the margins; slight colour streaks on the reverse at the top. Overall in very well-preserved condition. Superb impression with wide margins and the deckle edge at the bottom. - One of 39 copies outside the main run. *This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.