The sculptor and stuccoer Otokar Walter Sr., whose decorative relief work can be observed mainly on public and private buildings in Plzeň, is one of the lesser-known artists of the late Historicism and Secession periods.
He carried out the sculptural ornamentation of houses built by the architect Rudolf Stech in Plzeň from 1892 to 1904. Together with the sculptor Antonín Popp and other artists he participated in the relief decoration of the interiors of Měšťanská Beseda and the City Theatre and Museum in Plzeň, all of which were built before work started on Smetana House in Litomyšl where both sculptors worked around 1904. Otokar Walter Sr. worked on the Secession ornamentation decorating the facade of Smetana House, which primarily features female mascarons and vegetal stucco-work.
His son Otokar Walter Jr. also became a sculptor.
Around 1899–1902
Relief decoration of auditorium (co-author) J. K. Tyl Theatre, Plzeň
Around 1900–1901
Stucco decoration of interior (co-author) Měšťanská beseda, Plzeň
- Jan Fedorčák, Smetanův dům v Litomyšli v kontextu vývoje architektury na přelomu 19. a 20. století (bakalářská práce), Institut restaurování a konzervačních technik Litomyšl (dnes Univerzita Pardubice – Fakulta restaurování), Litomyšl 2005.
- Petr Domanický – Jaroslava Jedličková, Plzeň v době secese, Plzeň 2005, s. 41.
- Jindřich Lněnička, Smetanův dům 1905–2005, Litomyšl 2005, s. 19–20.
