Michiel Folkers (1982) - 118-2-3 (ORIGINAL)

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Michiel Folkers (1982) presents 118-2-3 (ORIGINAL), a unique 2026 acrylic artwork on museum paper depicting a sepia brown teddy bear, hand-signed on the front, 70 × 50 cm, in excellent condition, created in the Netherlands.

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This original work was made with a second-hand teddy bear, rescued from flea markets or from the trash and thus immortalized. The work is sold worldwide to art collectors and galleries, and the bear also regularly appears on the street in various forms. (See photos).

The original teddy bear was dipped in sepia brown acrylic ink. Afterwards, it was printed in its entirety on museum paper.

Technique: sepia brown acrylic / acid-free 340 g/m² museum paper
Includes: Artist Certificate of Authenticity
Delivery: Worldwide shipping within 48 hours, rolled in a cylinder

Edition: UNIQUE (number 118-2-3) signed on the front
Numbering stands for: 118th used teddy bear, 2nd unique print, of a total of 3 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 the world and can be seen in galleries from Zürich to New York. Especially in the United States his work has been 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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This original work was made with a second-hand teddy bear, rescued from flea markets or from the trash and thus immortalized. The work is sold worldwide to art collectors and galleries, and the bear also regularly appears on the street in various forms. (See photos).

The original teddy bear was dipped in sepia brown acrylic ink. Afterwards, it was printed in its entirety on museum paper.

Technique: sepia brown acrylic / acid-free 340 g/m² museum paper
Includes: Artist Certificate of Authenticity
Delivery: Worldwide shipping within 48 hours, rolled in a cylinder

Edition: UNIQUE (number 118-2-3) signed on the front
Numbering stands for: 118th used teddy bear, 2nd unique print, of a total of 3 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 the world and can be seen in galleries from Zürich to New York. Especially in the United States his work has been 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)
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
118-2-3 (ORIGINAL)
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Blue, Pink
Height
70 cm
Width
50 cm
Weight
0.1 kg
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
The NetherlandsVerified
428
Objects sold
100%
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