A key figure of the Art Deco movement, Gustave Miklos was both painter and sculptor, known for his elegant, stylized forms influenced by Cubism and Byzantine art.

After studying at the Royal School of Decorative Arts in Budapest and at the Munich Academy, he moved to Paris in 1909, joining the vibrant creative community of La Ruche with his friend Joseph Csaky. Immersed in the avant-garde, he attended La Palette Academy under Henri Le Fauconnier and drew inspiration from Jean Metzinger. By 1911, his work embraced the Cubist vocabulary, which shaped his mature style.

World War I took Miklos across North Africa, Greece, and Macedonia—journeys that profoundly affected his palette and materials, awakening his fascination with enamel, gold, and turquoise. Returning to Paris in 1919, he expanded from painting into enamel, lacquer, and bronze sculpture. Collaborations with Jean Dunand and the engraver F.-L. Schmied reflected his interest in craftsmanship and decorative arts.

Supported by collectors such as Jacques Doucet and Léonce Rosenberg, Miklos exhibited independently from 1923 and contributed to major Art Deco projects, including the Ambassade Française pavilion at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs. A founding member of the Union des Artistes Modernes (U.A.M.), he regularly participated in their exhibitions.

From the mid-1930s, Miklos turned to monumental and allegorical compositions, before settling in Oyonnax during World War II, where he taught drawing until his death in 1967.

His work remains emblematic of the synthesis between Cubist geometry and Art Deco refinement, bridging the boundaries between fine art and decorative creation.