The decline of the Fauvist movement after 1906 did not affect the career of Matisse; many of his finest works were created between 1906 and 1917, when he was an active part of the great gathering of artistic talent in Montparnasse, even though he did not quite fit in, with his conservative appearance and strict bourgeois work habits.
O declive do fauvismo a partir de 1906, non afectou a carreira de Matisse, e moitas das súas mellores obras foron creadas entre 1906 e 1917, cando foi unha parte activa do gran grupo de artistas de talento de Montparnasse, pese a súa aparencia de burgués conservador e que os seus estritos hábitos de traballo non encaixaban co xeito de facer do grupo.