Pierre Houles (1945-1986) - Andy Warhol, NYC, 1982.

Color print on Prestige Canson baryta photo paper, signed and numbered 1/12, certificate of authenticity

Pierre Houlès was born in Béziers, France on October 27, 1945. [1] He moved to Paris in 1958. He took an interest in photography and in 1962 he enrolled in a course at Studio Guégan and then became his assistant. [1]
In 1964, Houlès starred Jean-Jacques Naudet during their military service in the film department of the army in the Fort d'Ivry. [2] They became friends and moved to New York together in 1967 to pursue photography. [2] Houlès sister Valerie was already living in New York and she helped find them a sublet at 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. Soon they moved to a cheaper apartment downtown. By 1969, Houlès was working as an assistant to Bill Silano for Harper's Bazaar and Naudet was working for Glamour, and they moved to Carnegie Hill. [2] They eventually went their separate ways, Naudet went into journalism and Houlès continued to pursue photography. [2]
Houlès befriended fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez and artist Jean-Paul Goude, then an associate editor for Esquire, and he began working for Esquire in the 1970s. He also worked for Oui, Vogue Italia, Elle and Madame Figaro. [2]
In the early 1980s, Houlès photographed artists Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. [3]
Houlès spent his time between New York and Paris. While in Paris, Houlès met South African model Josie Borain who was eighteen years his junior. [4] Borain moved to New York with him in 1983 and they were married in 1984. [1] Houlès encouraged her to become a photographer. [5]