Vic was bankrupt art dealer

The 67-year-old man who died in the Trump Tower fire was an art dealer who loved the finer things in life.

Todd Brassner (above) purchased his high-rise apartment back in 1996.

“He was a lovely man. He couldn’t have been nicer,” said real-estate broker Dolly Lenz, who sold him the apartment.

“He was soft spoken but strong willed and opinionated when he was talking about art. He knew his stuff and he wanted you to know it too. He was very pleasant to be with.”

But Brassner struggled financially in recent years and had filed for bankruptcy, according to court records.

“He liked fine dining and the best things in life and I think his expenses got ahead of him,” a friend of his told The Post.

Brassner’s family had supported him financially for years, but debt and failing health plagued him in recent years.

“The Debtor an art collector/dealer. He has bought and sold art his entire adult life,” according to his bankruptcy filing. “His family is wealthy. Until the end of 2014, his family helped him pursue this passion. But their support was limited.’’

It noted that for the past few years “he has been plagued with debilitating medical problems that have made it difficult for him to function.”

Brassner’ s apartment and art collection turned out to be valuable nest eggs, the court filing showed: “The apartment is worth multiples of the secured debt against it.’’ It added his father had left Brassner a “substantial inheritance.’’