Fun at the Beach by mateusarc on Worth1000. Click for large image (1,024px × 768px)

What better way for a Bouguereau Girl than to have some fun at the beach? This one certainly is enjoying the sun and the waves! The image above is the creation of digital artist mateusarc. It was his entry for the fourth edition of the Ren Recreation contest on Worth1000 in January 2010, where it ended just outside the prizes, at #4.

Fun at the Beach is a remastered version of Bouguereau’s 1896 painting La Vague (The Wave). Below you can compare the two variations. Click the first to visit the gallery where you will find nearly 30 modern version of the original artwork. Click the second to view Fun at the Beach on Worth1000.