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Ricardo’s Degas Print

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This is a print of the very famous art work by Degas, The Star – of a star dancer on stage. It is usually seen from the I Love Lucy living room set in the passageway to the bedroom.  Lucy and Desi will have stood before this image many times while waiting for their cue to enter the living room set.
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Title:  The Star – Dancer on Stage
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I Love Lucy’s Bedroom Set Framed Ballet Pictures

The Ricardo's bedroom set - framed ballet pictures
The Ricardo’s bedroom set – pair of framed ballet sketches

In the bedroom Set of “I Love Lucy” prominently displayed on the wall behind the twin beds are a pair of ballet sketches in matching frames. One of these original prop sketches turned up on eBay in 2006 and the story that was related in the auction description is an interesting one.

Original pastel drawing from I love Lucy bedroom set
Original pastel drawing from I love Lucy bedroom set

Description from the auction lot:
“This is an ORIGINAL set piece or prop off of the Desilu set for the I LOVE LUCY show! It has been stored for the past forty odd years — and recently found — by me because it was in my family’s storage area since the early sixties!
It is the actual pastel and ink on art paper — an original piece of artwork, not a print — AND the original frame that was used as a prop on the set of the original I LOVE LUCY show starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.” Continue reading I Love Lucy’s Bedroom Set Framed Ballet Pictures