Detail of Happy Birthday Bouguereau by Mandrak, based on William Bouguereau’s Daisies. Click for full image.

In June 2009, Worth1000 organized the second edition of their popular Party Ren contest. The competition drew 25 works of art in party mood, including three remastered Bouguereaus. The gold winner was Happy Birthday Bouguereau by Brazilian digital artist Mandrak, based on Bouguereau’s 1894 work Paquerettes (Daisies). Below are all three Bouguereau-inspired entries. Click each to visit the galleries where you find many more contemporary versions of the original paintings.