He just wanted to buy and sell. He thought of the Nazis of something, let's say as not ideological. To him they were just new clients. In addition, Ross reports Wildenstein, who lost some of his own art to the Nazis and had to flee to New York during the war, publicly criticized other art dealers who had collaborated. Cynthia McFadden reports on just such a case in California.
Most agents are clueless when they walk into a negotiation.
I have zero respect for my competitors. This is their future. This is a once in a lifetime chance for them to cash in, for they and their entire families, and maybe generations to come. It's definitely not business. It's definitely personal.