Modern and Contemporary Art Surrealism Ernst, Max Based on a text by René Crevel. 1958. Colour etching on Rives-Velin (with watermark). 20.8 x 17.3 cm (38 x 28 cm). Signed and numbered. – Slight handling marks; minimal light discolouration along the former passe-partout cut-out; on the reverse, slight traces of previous mounting. Overall, very good condition. A magnificent, crisp print with a clearly defined plate edge and a wide margin, featuring the watermark at the bottom. Spies/Leppien 70 C (by H). – One of 50 copies. – Printed by Crommelynck, Paris. Published by Louis Broder, Paris. – From the book ‘René Crevel, Feuilles éparses’. Colour etching on Rives wove paper (with watermark). Signed and numbered. - Minor handling marks, minimal light damage within the former mat opening, light traces of former mounting on the reverse. Overall very good. Splendid, burr-like impression with a clearly defined plate edge and wide margins, featuring the deckle edge at the bottom. - One of 50 impressions. - Printed by Crommelynck, Paris. Published by Louis Broder, Paris. - From the book ‘René Crevel, Feuilles éparses’.