Théophile Sutter, Illustrator, Paris

Description

This is an illustration featuring a cartoon train engineer shoveling money into the furnace of a steam train. The engineer, depicted with rosy cheeks, glasses, and a conductor's hat, uses a shovel to feed money from a sack into the fiery furnace. Additional money flies around, some bills heading into the furnace and others scattered in the air. The train itself is rendered in a stylized manner. A railroad crossing sign with a train symbol is visible. The illustration employs bold lines and flat colors with halftone patterns for shading. The color palette includes shades of yellow, grey, green, and red.