In China there is an entire village of artist that make  fake paintings. These are not  counterfeits .  They are painted by hand, with artistic freedom in the artiest style, it is much more interesting than a duplication of the original. The village is called Da Fen Oil Painting Village  in Buji, Longgang, Shenzhen. Here is their website there are 1100 galleries and over 8,000 artists.