Àngel Planells (1901–1989) was a Catalan surrealist painter whose work blends precision, imagination, and poetic mystery. Born in Cadaqués—the same coastal town that shaped Salvador Dalí—Planells grew up surrounded by artists and natural beauty. Encouraged early on, he studied drawing, lithography, and engraving in Barcelona. Despite financial challenges, he continued developing a uniquely dreamlike style, often placing meticulously painted objects in vast, silent spaces. During the late 1920s and early 1930s, Planells began exhibiting his work in avant-garde galleries, gaining attention within Surrealist circles. He met figures such as Dalí and René Magritte, strengthening his connection to European Surrealism. In 1936, his work was shown in the International Surrealist Exhibition in London, marking Planells as a rising talent of the movement. The Spanish Civil War interrupted his momentum, and during the postwar era he turned toward landscapes and still lifes while continuing to teach art. In the 1970s, he returned fully to surrealism with renewed freedom and maturity. Throughout his life, Planells remained dedicated to imagination, subtle symbolism, and quiet experimentalism. Though often overshadowed by Dalí, he remains an influential figure in Catalan Surrealism—an artist who transformed ordinary objects into poetic mysteries.