Burt Silverman, NA is one of America’s foremost realist painters. Educated at Columbia University and the Art Students League of New York, Silverman’s work has won 32 major awards from national organizations including five awards from the National Academy of Design, the Silver Medal of the American Watercolor Society and the 2004 Gold Medal of the Portrait Society of America. His works are included in public collections including the Brooklyn Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of American Art and the Butler Institute of American Art. He has been commissioned to paint portrait covers for Time magazine and has drawn portraits of over 125 people profiled in The New Yorker. He has been featured in magazines such as Art News, International Artist, American Artist and The Artist. Silverman was elected to the prestigious Society of Illustrator’s Hall of Fame and the Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame.

The extraordinary quality of the Grand Prix® white bristle and Renaissance® pure red sable brushes in the Burt Silverman Figure Painting Collection allow the artist to paint with confidence and assurance that these brushes will perform all their needed tasks. These are the most versatile tools for his “built up” style of image making.

The set includes 18 brushes and a FREE canvas Travel Tote® for a total of 19 pieces:

• Grand Prix Round Size 2
• (2) Grand Prix Flat Size 2
• (2) Grand Prix Flat Size 4
• (2) Grand Prix Flat Size 6
• Grand Prix Flat Size 8
• Grand Prix Bright Size 8
• Grand Prix Bright Size 12
• Grand Prix Filbert Size 1
• Grand Prix Filbert Size 4
• Grand Prix Filbert Size 8
• Renaissance Bright Size 6
• Renaissance Bright Size 8
• Renaissance Cats Tongue Size 8
• Renaissance Silver Script Size 2
• Renaissance Silver Script Size 4
• Plus a FREE Long Handle Travel Tote