Walter Linck

Walter Linck (3 February 1903 – 3 January 1975) was a Swiss sculptor known for figurative sculpture and later kinetic works in metal. His bronze sculpture Don Quichotte was entered in the sculpture event at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and he later exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale, documenta II and the São Paulo Biennale.

His mobile wire works were sensitive to vibration and moving air. Works such as Grasharfe (1952–1953), Piano rythmique (1954) and Les deux principes (1952–1953) reflected his interest in rhythm and balance. In the 1960s and 1970s, he applied this sculptural language to larger steel works for public settings, including Action (1970) and Orbite (1970–1972).

Linck held his first solo exhibition at Galerie Marbach in Bern in 1953 and participated in the 1st Swiss Sculpture Exhibition in Biel in 1954. He took part in the 28th Venice Biennale in 1956 and documenta II in Kassel in 1959. In 1963, he represented Switzerland at the 7th São Paulo Biennale, and in 1966 he participated in the 33rd Venice Biennale.