Naomi Watts in a remastered edition of Bouguereau’s original work Modesty. Click to see full picture.

British actress Naomi Watts turned 40 in September 2008. She’s best known for her roles in Mulholland Drive, the remake of King Kong, and The Ring. Her performance in 21 Grams brought her the Academy Award nomination for best actress. To celebrate her birthday, digital artists created three remastered Bouguerau works featuring Naomi for a dedicated contest on FreakingNews. The one shown above, by Hamid1976, won second prize.

All three entries are shown below. From left to right: Modestie (Modesty, 1902), Le Travail Interrompu (Work Interrupted, 1891), and Le jeune frère (Little brother, 1900). Click each to visit the galleries where you can find more remastered versions of the same paintings.