Metal sculpture, metal rooster with welding decoration - André Lavrat circa 1960

Sculpture in welded iron and weld decoration by andré lavrat. Gymnast, tightrope walker, fireman, bicycle repairman, solid tire manufacturer, sheet metal worker, circus man, manager, sculptor, musician, andré lavrat was a true jack-of-all-trades, imagining innovation tirelessly. After the accidental death of his brother gilbert, he decided to devote himself to metal creation. He is the inventor in 1962 of the art of molten iron for which he filed a patent. He became the first sculptor to use welding for the decoration of his works and filed a patent on this subject.