After more than a month of discussion with his lawyer, artist Xuan Lam said that the watch company Christophe Claret has withdrawn the inaccurate posts and issued a new announcement about the author of the painting of Hai Ba Trung riding an elephant on a Swiss watch worth about 15 billion VND.
The image of the painting was shared on the Swiss watch company's Instagram. Photo: Christophe Claret's Instagram
Talking to Lao Dong, artist Xuan Lam said: "After reaching an agreement, I allowed the watch company to legally use my work. The company also withdrew the old post and published a new one with full information about the author."
Accordingly, on the company's official instagram, a picture of a watch with the image of Hai Ba Trung riding an elephant was posted with the announcement: "Christophe Claret wants to pay homage to Hai Ba Trung, two heroines who repelled the Han Dynasty's attacks for three years.
Hand-painted miniature by André Martinez, part of the collection entitled Legends. Christophe Claret would like to thank the artist Xuan Lam for allowing us to use the original painting of Hai Ba Trung".
The image of the painting was shared on the Swiss watch company's Instagram. Photo: Christophe Claret's Instagram
Previously, at the end of May, the Swiss watch company's new watch model attracted the public with the image of Hai Ba Trung riding an elephant, honoring the Vietnamese historical figure. However, the company introduced a painting by artist André Martinez, causing many people to suspect that this artist plagiarized Xuan Lam's painting. Because before that, the Vietnamese artist had two paintings very similar to the drawing on the watch face, hanging at a solo exhibition in 2019.
After the incident was resolved, artist Xuan Lam said: "I hope that the incident will end here, and at the same time create a good precedent for resolving intellectual property disputes/infringements in Vietnam, especially cases involving foreign individuals/organizations."
Talking about his work being used for an international watch brand, artist Xuan Lam said: "I am very happy that the image of Vietnam is gradually becoming more positive in the eyes of international friends. It is not just the dark colors of the war against France and the US as the world often mentions when remembering Vietnam, we have a proud history, heroic figures that are worthy of praise and introduction to international friends. I am happy to have contributed a part of my strength to make that happen."
Painter Xuan Lam, 30 years old, graduated from the Faculty of Painting, Vietnam University of Fine Arts. He recently received a full Fulbright scholarship from the US Government to study for a master's degree in painting in the US this fall. He is a talented young artist, with many works known to the domestic and international art community.
Christophe Claret watch company is named after its creator, with a history of 34 years. The company specializes in designing complex wristwatches with many functions such as timers, alarms, perpetual calendars...
The watch model with the image of Hai Ba Trung riding an elephant is part of the company's Legend collection. Although the official price has not been announced, based on the cost of manufacturing materials and other models in the collection, the Hai Ba Trung watch is expected to cost around 700,000 USD (equivalent to 15 billion VND).
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