Vintage Tracy Taylor "Traffic Jam" Framed Fine Art Poster

Vintage Tracy Taylor "Traffic Jam" Framed Fine Art Poster (1987) Title: Vintage Tracy Taylor "Traffic Jam" Fine Art Poster – Custom Framed by Incurable Collector (The Nature Company) Artist: Tracy Taylor Piece Title: Traffic Jam Circa: Late 1980s (~1987) Publisher/Distributor: The Nature Company Framing Studio: Incurable Collector (Toronto, ON) Dimensions: 26" x 38" (Overall Frame Size) About the Artist Tracy Taylor is a highly collectible, California-based watercolor artist who rose to widespread prominence in the late 1980s and 1990s. She is celebrated for her whimsical, vibrant paintings of tropical marine life, animals, and coastal landscapes. Her signature style is defined by bold, fluid watercolor washes, playful compositions, and expressive, multi-colored marine patterns. This piece perfectly showcases her mastery of wet-on-wet watercolor blending, turning a schooling cluster of reef fish into a radiant gradient of jewel tones. Her work captured the definitive coastal home decor aesthetic of the era and remains highly sought after by vintage art collectors today. Description Up for auction is a beautiful, striking piece of 1980s coastal nostalgia: the iconic "Traffic Jam" large-format fine art exhibition poster by Tracy Taylor. The title playfully references the crowded, chaotic, yet beautifully vibrant grouping of reef fish swimming together like gridlocked rush-hour traffic. This massive offset poster was distributed nationwide through the popular nature-focused retail chain The Nature Company during their peak era. Premium Custom Framing Details This piece features excellent local provenance and professional craftsmanship. The back of the dust cover bears the official vintage studio ink stamp from the Incurable Collector Art Gallery & Custom Framing. Founded in 1984 and located in Toronto's iconic neighborhood The Beaches, Incurable Collector is one of the city's leading framing studios, known for their archival-quality preservation. • Signature: Hand-signed in pencil by the artist (T. Taylor) directly above the clean green typography honoring The Nature Company partnership along the lower margin. • Frame & Matting: Housed in a sturdy, complementary dark olive-green frame with a custom double-matted border featuring a matching teal inlay accent line that beautifully pulls out the watercolor tones of the fish. • Backing: Sealed with a professional brown kraft paper dust cover and equipped with a heavy-duty side-mounted horizontal braided wire hanging system. Ready to hang immediately. Condition • Artwork/Poster: Excellent, bright vintage condition. The colors remain highly vibrant and saturated with no noticeable sun-fading, water damage, or staining. • Frame/Backing: The frame's structural integrity is perfectly intact. The backing paper shows minor, standard vintage wear and scuffing along the lower edge consistent with its age, which does not affect the display or protection of the print Nearest intersection Younge Street and Stelees Avenue