Édouard Herzig (23 December 1860 – 3 October 1926) was a Swiss painter, drawer and illustrator who lived in

French Algeria French Algeria ( until 1839, then afterwards; unofficially ; ), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of History of Algeria, Algerian history when the country was a colony and later an integral part of France. French rule lasted until ...

. He did paintings of

Kabylie Kabylia or Kabylie (; in Kabyle language, Kabyle: Tamurt n leqbayel; in Tifinagh: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⴻⵇⴱⴰⵢⴻⵍ; ), meaning "Land of the Tribes" is a mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kaby ...

. He also drew

arabesque The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements. Another definition is "Foliate ...

patterns. He exhibited his work at the Union artistique de l'Afrique du Nord.

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1860 births 1926 deaths 19th-century Swiss painters Swiss male painters 20th-century Swiss painters Swiss expatriates in Algeria 19th-century Swiss male artists 20th-century Swiss male artists {{Switzerland-bio-stub