I recently purchased this piece and have had no success identifying it. The signature is hard to read. I believe the first word is Van and the last starts with the letter M. I am not an art expert but I think it's a print although the signature looks real. I am hoping that someone may be able to help me identify the artist. Thank you in advance.

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Sorry for the glare on the pictures but I could not get rid of it.

That looks like it says Van Morrison (the singer)... I think that's supposed to be an artists rendering of him... here's a picture of him...
Google Image Result for http://blog.uncovering.org/archives/uploads/2007/071023_blog.uncovering.org_van-morrison_1.jpg (http://www.google.com/imgres?q=van+morrison&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=548&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnslo&tbnid=kbt3bZW3hQf3ZM:&imgrefurl=http://obviousmag.org/en/archives/2007/10/van_the_man_morrison_the_irish_minstrel.html&docid=infGV9jfDKuZVM&imgurl=http://blog.uncovering.org/archives/uploads/2007/071023_blog.uncovering.org_van-morrison_1.jpg&w=518&h=389&ei=J1-9T4zcNojKiQKnnJDNDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=454&vpy=104&dur=234&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=157&ty=117&sig=101324136229240512383&page=7&tbnh=162&tbnw=258&start=77&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:77,i:345)

That is what I thought it said too! I was just stumped on why it was signed like that. If it is supposed to be him, I guess I am curious if it is signed by him or the artist just put the title on there like that. Thanks for answering so quickly.

I was just looking that up too... here's a copy of his signature, this site says it is quite rare to find, but I don't think what is on your print is from him (I'm no expert on signatures though.. ), by the way welcome to the site!
TheAutographSource - Van Morrison Autographed CD, Rock and Roll, Signed-CD-Covers (http://www.theautographsource.com/categories/Rock-and-Roll/54_Signed-CD-Covers/3841_Van-Morrison-Autographed-CD.html)

Actually I did look up his signature and it is the same. And thank you for the welcome!

After more investigating, it appears this is a Van Morrison poster. It is a real signature (not saying it's authentic). The poster itself did not have this signature on it. I have only been able to locate one other. It does look like a poster when you look at it closely.

Interesting... good luck on your investigating!