How long does it take to read The Unknown Matisse?
Hilary Spurling
The Unknown Matisse by Hilary Spurling takes about 8 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 48 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1998. 480 pages, about 132,000 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The art, youth, early maturity and life of artist Henri Matisse are examined in this biography. Includes 24 pages of color reproductions.
Subjects: Art, Artists, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Painters
