Isidre Nonell i Monturiol (1872-1911) was a Spanish Post-Impressionist painter, born in Barcelona into a family of soup noodle factory owners. He studied at art school in his place of residence. In particular, he was interested in landscapes and still lifes with Onion. His main inspiration for his creations was a visit to a sanatorium for the mentally disabled. They became the subject of his paintings, in which he captured their tenderness and purity. In Paris in 1897, he exhibited with Pablo Picasso. In many of his paintings, we can also see the influence of pointillism, for example in the painting Study of a Woman