Johann Hendrik Van Mastenbroek is known for his paintings of the River Maas, the Zuiderzee works and the ports of Rotterdam. After 1900, he documented the major technical advances and the increasing industrial activity around the ports of Rotterdam. An atmosphere cityscape with the Piet Heynsbrug in the centre and the Pilgrimvaderkerk in the background, in Rotterdam. "A palette of earthy tones," "ochre," "deep brown and greys," "with which he masterfully captures the typical, threatening Dutch cloudy sky and the diffuse light."