Pilar Nouvilas

Pilar Nouvilas (Castelló d'Empúries, March 6, 1854 - Barcelona, 1938) was a Spanish painter from Catalonia.

Early life and education Pilar Nouvilas i Garrigolas was born in Castelló d'Empúries. She was the daughter of Josep Anton Nouvilas i Prujulà and Maria Garrigolas i Suró. Her Nouvilas ancestors were Empordà landowners. During her youth, she lived in Castelló d'Empúries. Her family's wealthy status allowed Nouvilas to travel around Europe and train in painting, mainly by copying paintings in the museums she was able to visit.

Career Between 1877 and 1879, she participated in at least four exhibitions, three at the Girona Art Exhibition and one at the Centro Artístico Industrial Figuerense in Figueres. At the one in 1877, in Girona, she presented a portrait and a landscape, while in the exhibition of 1878 and 1879, she presented the paintings Sant Francesc de Paula and Bodegó.