Odessa in Paintings, or the Urban Landscape of Odessa

The article explores the peculiarities of the Odessa plein air painting school in the works of the prominent Odessa artist A.V. Strelbitsky. The influence of Odessa's architecture, history, and southern climate on the formation of a unique, unparalleled painting school, with a special place belonging to the urban landscape, is demonstrated. The historical aspects of the formation of the urban landscape are analyzed. The main stages of the formation of the Odessa plein air school are outlined and analyzed. The main direction of the Odessa plein air school, which consists of a consistent continuation and development of the traditions of the urban landscape of the late XIX - early XX centuries in plein air painting from the second half of the XX to the beginning of the XXI century, is indicated.