Max Wykes-Joyce (1924 in Worcestershire – 2002) was a British art and literary critic.

In the Second World War, Wykes-Joyce served in the Royal Air Force.

He was a member of the International Association of Art Critics and worked as an art critic for the International Herald Tribune from 1967 to 1987 and contributed to ArtReview, then titled Arts Review in the 1960s.

[1] He was also inducted into the Accademia Italia delle Arti and was awarded its Gold medal.

Wykes-Joyce has written several books on the arts.