Àngel Pla (1930 –26 February 2021) was a Spanish-born Andorran
wood carver specializing in traditional
Catholic art and
polychrome, especially the
Virgin Mary.
Pla operated his workshop in the old town of
Andorra la Vella from 1970 until shortly before his death.
[ According to Rà dio i Televisió d'Andorra, Pla was one of the few remaining professional woodcarvers and ]artisans
An artisan (from french: artisan, it, artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand. These objects may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative art, s ...
working in Andorra.[ He was raised in France until 1936, when the family returned to Spain.][
He moved to Andorra in 1958 to accept a job offer as a craftsman in the workshop of Jaume Bordas, on Avenida Meritxell.][ Pla was one of a number of Spanish artists to settle in Andorra during the era, including sculptor and poet .][
In 1970, Pla opened his landmark workshop on the Monjó Square in Andorra la Vella's Old Town.][ He continued to carve in his shop until shortly before his death.][ Notable collectors of his carvings include Peruvian writer, Mario Vargas Llosa.][ In addition to art, Pla owned and operated the Eureka ]bookshop
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, which opened on the Carrer de la Vall in the 1980s.[
Àngel Pla died in Andorra la Vella on 26 February 2021, at the age of 91, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra.][
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1930 births
2021 deaths
Woodcarvers
Andorran artists
Booksellers (people)
Catholic decorative artists
Artists from Catalonia
Spanish emigrants to Andorra
People from Andorra la Vella
People from Barcelona
Spanish expatriates in France
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra