Petrus Theodorus (Piet) van Wijngaerdt, 'Het IJ aan de Ruyterkade', oil on canvas, ca. 1920

'Het IJ aan de Ruyterkade' was painted by Piet van Wijngaerdt around 1920. The IJ is a river in Amsterdam. The dark tones are characteristic for the Bergen School (1915-1925), of which Van Wijngaerdt was one of the founders. In the lower right corner of the painting you can see two steamboats and a part of Amsterdam Central Station (built in 1881-1889). The painting is signed on the right side with 'Piet van Wijngaerdt' and on the back with 'Het Y a/d de Ruyterkade, Piet van Wijngaerdt'.