César's thumb, La Défense, Hauts-de-Seine (92)

There are several reproductions of César's thumb, one of which I included here on our visit to Marseille. This is the largest, being twelve metres high and weighing eighteen tonnes.

Paris 2017: Cimetière du Montparnasse: #15: César Baldacchini

The impressive grave of the sculptor César Baldacchini (1921–98), better known simply as César, whose thumb sculpture I photographed in Marseille:

There's also a sculpture of his thumb at La Défense, but I've yet to show that.

César's thumb, Bonneveine, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône (13)

In the middle of the roundabout in Bonneveine, Marseille's eighth arrondissement, and very close to the Musée d'art contemporain, is César Baldaccini's sculpture of his own thumb. César (1921–98), of working-class Italian origin, is also the creator of the César film award, the French equivalent of the Oscar: the awards are of compressed metal that he was noted for in his sculptures.