Art Books | Roy Oxlade
The Telegraph
June 2026
Roy Oxlade is a rare example of a male artist who was overshadowed by his wife. In 1956, Oxlade met a young Rose Wylie while studying art at Goldsmiths, London, married her within a year, and continued to draw and paint her until his death aged 85, in 2014. His figurative art, including this painting Reclining Nude (1982), is celebrated in a new and colourful monograph, which follows a successful retrospective at the Alison Jacques gallery, London. […]