Watercolor in St. Petersburg, St.Petersburg in watercolor: main trends in the first quarter of the 21st century

The article is devoted to the understanding of St. Petersburg as a unique space, which is not only the object of refl ection of many modern watercolor artists, but also plays an important role in the development of this area of fi ne art. Based on the analysis of a number of St. Petersburg watercolor painting projects of the fi rst quarter of the 21st century, scientifi c articles and reviews on certain projects or the works of watercolorists, the article discusses the phenomenon of the St. Petersburg school of watercolor painting in the context of Russian artistic culture in the fi rst quarter of the 21st century, summarizes the current state of its development, specifi es modern artistic approaches to the interpretation of the image of the city.