Audrey Hepburn Embroidery Portrait – Red Knit Textile Art on Black Ground

Description

A study in restraint—interrupted.

This one-of-a-kind textile portrait of Audrey Hepburn reimagines her iconic delicacy through bold material contrast. Set against a deep black ground, her figure emerges in stark clarity, wrapped in a sculptural red knit garment that feels both protective and confrontational.

The richly textured red fiber is hand-stitched, creating a dimensional surface that transforms softness into something more deliberate—almost architectural. A small embroidered floral detail crowns her head, introducing a quiet tension between ornament and control.

Audrey’s image—so often associated with elegance and simplicity—is subtly disrupted here. The result is a portrait that holds both refinement and intensity, tradition and intervention.

Mounted in an oval embroidery hoop, the piece echoes historical portraiture while firmly existing in contemporary fiber art.

• Audrey Hepburn portrait
• Hand embroidery + mixed fiber techniques
• Sculptural red stitched garment
• Embroidered floral head detail
• Black textile background for strong contrast
• Mounted in oval wooden embroidery hoop 6″ H/ 4″ W
• Ready to hang