Attributed to Vicente Gandia, no coa, private collection, medium: oil, measurements: 41"WX29"H framed, mint condition Biography: Vicente Gandía (March 20, 1935 – March 9, 2009) was a Mexican artist of Spanish origin who is best known for his depictions of nature and buildings. Vicente Gandía was born in Valencia, Spain in 1935 to Maria Sanz de Gandia and Sr. Luis Gandia. He immigrated as a teen with his mother and sister to Mexico in 1951 to live with his uncle.The family settled in Mexico City, where the artist lived until moving later in life to Cuernavaca.Shortly after his arrival in Mexico he enrolled in the architecture program of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México but dropped out two years later. He devoted himself to painting instead, becoming self-taught.He had an art career that spanned over fifty years, remaining active in this work until his death.Gandía died on March 9, 2009, from a heart attack in Cuernavaca just short of his 75th birthday.He was survived by his wife, Andrea Velasco, and two children, Antonio Gandía and Xihuitl Mariana Gandía,the latter having been nominated an Ariel Award for Best Costume Design in 2017 for the film El Sueño del Mara'akame, and the former eventually having 3 kids of his own, making them Vicente's only grandchildren.Vicente's son, Antonio married actress Christina Pastor in 2015. Vicente also had another son in 1970 who unfortunately did not survive until birth.