Posted By:
Max WederScott
I should have clarified the bears are all different: http://www.spiritbearsinthecity.com/index.php/content/gallery-vancouver.html
Different artists did bears in different styles. Here's another one, Kromode bear:

As for the high prices, I can only attribute it to a booming Vancouver economy, no government deficits and large amounts of alcohol at the auction dinner.
Max