Dear Erez,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry and my sincere apologies for the delay with the appraisal. There were images of the frame of a painting uploaded so I misunderstood that there were two objects uploaded. I am sorry for my mistake.

The presented object appears to be a pastel drawing on paper with unknown measurements. The drawing depicts a ballet dancer and appears to be signed by the famous French artist Edgar DEGAS (1834-1917). The anatomical depiction of the dancer in its pose and the signature show differences to ensured works of Edgar DEGAS (1834-1917) and comparable signatures.
Works by this artist were recently offered and sold on the international auction market.
This piece is in bad condition and there is serious damage to the paper visible in the images provided.
A fair market estimation for an authentified artwork of Edgar DEGAS (1834-1917) in this technique motif and size would be between 20.000 to 40.000 USD.
This estimate is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparable items. Retail "asking prices" can be higher and may vary.

Because of the differences to ensured works and the high potential value, this artwork requires further authentication research. This estimate is provided on the condition of authenticity.

With kind regards,
Georg