Michiel Folkers (1982) - Bear 114-3-5 (ORIGINAL)

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Michiel Folkers (1982), Bear 114-3-5 (ORIGINAL) is a unique acrylic painting on museum paper, in blue and purple with a light grey background, measuring 70 by 50 cm, signed on the front and including an Artist Certificate of Authenticity, dated 2026 and depicting animals in the wild.

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For this artwork, only second-hand teddy bears have been used, sourced from flea markets or rescued from the trash and immortalized in this way. The piece is sold worldwide to art collectors and galleries, but the bear also frequently appears in various forms on the street. (See photos).

The original teddy bear has been dipped in blue/purple ink. Then it was pressed in its entirety onto museum paper. The background color is light gray acrylic.

Technique: 2 colors blue/purple, background is light gray / 340-gram acid-free paper.
Including: Artist Certificate of Authenticity
Delivery: Worldwide shipping within 48 hours, rolled in a cylinder.

Edition: UNIQUE (number 114-3-5) signed on the front.
The numbering stands for: the 114th used teddy bear, the 3rd unique print, of a total of 5 printed original works

Michiel Folkers, better known as Gieler (1982), began in the late nineties as a graffiti artist in Amsterdam. He now works in his studio, but the rawness of the street remains visible in his art. His work travels around the world and can be seen in galleries from Zurich to New York. Especially in the United States, his work has become incredibly popular in recent years, and he hangs on the walls of several celebrities.

Seller's Story

Michiel Folkers is a mixed media artist living and working in Amsterdam. Selling his work all over the world and exposing in galleries from Zurich to New York. He is best known for his layered artworks, large canvasses, in which he blend colorful streetposters together with spray paint and acrylics. He is pulling and collecting these streetposters himself for every individual artwork and is using this as base for all his pieces. On top of these layered backgrounds he paints, screenprint or paste recognizable themes for example comics or celebs (from now or the past) but also large abstract paintings. Always important the background doesn't get lost but entangles with the subject. Every piece is unique and looks like a brick of wall that you want to hang in your home. Every piece is finished with a strong and shiny lacquer layer. All artworks are ready to hang, will be shipped fast, in high secure wooden crates, together with a Certificate of Authencity.
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For this artwork, only second-hand teddy bears have been used, sourced from flea markets or rescued from the trash and immortalized in this way. The piece is sold worldwide to art collectors and galleries, but the bear also frequently appears in various forms on the street. (See photos).

The original teddy bear has been dipped in blue/purple ink. Then it was pressed in its entirety onto museum paper. The background color is light gray acrylic.

Technique: 2 colors blue/purple, background is light gray / 340-gram acid-free paper.
Including: Artist Certificate of Authenticity
Delivery: Worldwide shipping within 48 hours, rolled in a cylinder.

Edition: UNIQUE (number 114-3-5) signed on the front.
The numbering stands for: the 114th used teddy bear, the 3rd unique print, of a total of 5 printed original works

Michiel Folkers, better known as Gieler (1982), began in the late nineties as a graffiti artist in Amsterdam. He now works in his studio, but the rawness of the street remains visible in his art. His work travels around the world and can be seen in galleries from Zurich to New York. Especially in the United States, his work has become incredibly popular in recent years, and he hangs on the walls of several celebrities.

Seller's Story

Michiel Folkers is a mixed media artist living and working in Amsterdam. Selling his work all over the world and exposing in galleries from Zurich to New York. He is best known for his layered artworks, large canvasses, in which he blend colorful streetposters together with spray paint and acrylics. He is pulling and collecting these streetposters himself for every individual artwork and is using this as base for all his pieces. On top of these layered backgrounds he paints, screenprint or paste recognizable themes for example comics or celebs (from now or the past) but also large abstract paintings. Always important the background doesn't get lost but entangles with the subject. Every piece is unique and looks like a brick of wall that you want to hang in your home. Every piece is finished with a strong and shiny lacquer layer. All artworks are ready to hang, will be shipped fast, in high secure wooden crates, together with a Certificate of Authencity.
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Details

Artist
Michiel Folkers (1982)
Edition
Original
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
Bear 114-3-5 (ORIGINAL)
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Netherlands
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Blue, Grey, Purple
Height
70 cm
Width
50 cm
Weight
0.1 kg
Depiction/Theme
Animals and wildlife
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
The NetherlandsVerified
396
Objects sold
100%
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